Impact of Information Technology on Business Operations

Impact of Information Technology on business operations
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Abstract
In this report, it has been discussed about the Information technology which help for
implementing innovative idea to handle the business complex operation and function. In general,
IT (Information technology) is helping to manage both personal as well as entertainment
technologies. However, IT is primarily consider as subset of data or information in term of
modern communication technology. This report has been summarized about the Information
technology which involves for processing of data or information by computers. All of these are
extremely crucial for emerging modern technologies that led to the big advance in term of
Information technology field. Furthermore, identifying the different kind of ethical and social
issue when using IT. In this documentation, explaining the different network technologies in
which supports for enhancing the overall business performance. Moreover, analyzing the
significance of social media in order to target the potential consumers, which provide the better
options regarding product as well as service.
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Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
2. Literature Review........................................................................................................................4
2.1 Information Technology and its role in retail business.........................................................4
2.2 Ethics and Social Issues of using technology........................................................................5
2.3 Networking Technology, different types...............................................................................5
2.4 The importance of Social Media in business.........................................................................6
2.5 Software Development Life Cycle........................................................................................6
3. Analysis and Discussion..............................................................................................................8
3.1 Role of Information Technology in the Tesco.......................................................................8
3.2 Ethics and social issues in Tesco...........................................................................................8
3.3 Types of Networking Technologies that used in the Tesco...................................................9
3.4 The importance of Intranet and Internet in the Tesco..........................................................10
4. Conclusions................................................................................................................................11
5. References..................................................................................................................................12
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1. Introduction
Explain the purpose of the assignment and provide and any background information
Information technology is based on the innovative concept that use of different computers to
store, collect, retrieve, transmit and manipulate large amount of information. Typically, IT will
support for business to handle the complex operations which opposed to both personal as well as
entertainment technologies. However, IT is primarily consider as subset of data or information in
term of modern communication technology. The purpose of this assignment is to identify the
concept of information technology and use in the business context. Background study of
Information technology that involves the processing of data by computers. It origin of IT
developed by Guglielmo Marconi in 1894, All of these are extremely crucial for emerging
modern technologies that led to the big advance in term of Information technology field.
Furthermore, identifying the different kind of ethical and social issue when using IT. This report
will discuss about the network technologies and also understand the importance of social media
in business development.
2. Literature Review
2.1 Information Technology and its role in retail business
According to Chen (2020) Information technology plays an important role in term of
management within retail business operations. In this way, it can handle the market knowledge
and control of information. While increasing the globalization of retail enterprise which needs to
be adopted as Information technology in order to establish a strong coordination with potential
consumers. Usually, Tesco is one of retailer in which use Information technology concept that
help to gain competitive advantage in marketplace.
As per Suyono and Rahim (2017) Retailers have been used the Information technology
(IT), which plays important role to implement suitable system and obtain as better tracking to
integrate with system. In this way, it can easily record, store large amount of information related
to the customers, product purchase, sales data.
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